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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 08:56

Letterkenny Municipal District

54.94483, -7.68343

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025.

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Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202551 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DromoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2025: 2561611 · porch, approved2021: 4 files on Dromore2023: 3 files on Dromore2024: 1 file on Dromore2025: 5 files on Dromore2026: 1 file on Dromore14 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2025
    2561611 · porch · approved 2025 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Dromore Lower; bridge
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 18 on the draft 2027 map; 18 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 94% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site18 decided · more info asked 39%
94% · council 92%
Approved nearbyDonegal overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 18 nearby, 3,872 council-wide

Figure 3

Dromore, file by file since 2021

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

14 planning files on Dromore since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 2150896No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 2151956No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2550080No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2661607Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2350392No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351664No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351702No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461864No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560157No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561563No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561611New house in a side gardenNo. 56 · 2021 · new house · approved · 215073556No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 2152019No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2561660
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

14 files with "Dromore" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear10—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–55 (n=15)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off33% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated17 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed3 decided
    1 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501567 Open · Dromore, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 295 m
    • 324272 Pending · all routed along the electoral divisions of Dooish, Stranorlar,… · 14 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Letterkenny Municipal District with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1all routed along the electoral divisions of Dooish, Stranorlar 324272Appeal: no decision yet · 14 m
    2. 20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 13 m
    3. 30.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 14 m
    4. 42.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 36 m
    5. 50.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 36 m
    6. 62.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 80 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    8. 8DROMORE, LETTERKENNY 2661607Approved with conditions · 84 m
    9. 9DROMORE, LETTERKENNY 2661516No decision yet · 117 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    16 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 16 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 16 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 8 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT16: lodged → approved16: approved → approved8: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out16 lodged16 lodged16 approved16 approved16 approved16 approved8 no start notice found8 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off1 ran out1 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured16 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

      Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 13 m
      • 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 14 m
      • 42.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 36 m
      • 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 36 m
      • 62.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 80 m
      • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
      • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 303 m
      • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 370 m
      • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 381 m
      • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 477 m

      Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 5, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 105102021: 5 approved5’21*2023: 4 approved4’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 8DROMORE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditions
        CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
        266160722 Oct 202684 m
      • 9DROMORE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL No decision yet
        CONSTRUCTION OF (1) A NEW APARTMENT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) A SMALL EXTENSION AND…
        266151614 Aug 2026117 m
      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      2 not signed off
      • JR Biz Park Dromore Lower, Dry Arch Business Park, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560157 · 318 m
      • BUILDING 6, JIM RODGERS BUISNESS PARK, DROMORE, LETTERKENNY, Donegal, F92 TPV4 · 25 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2561563 · 291 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here4
      Council middle2
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      92% owner-occupied (council 70%).

      Homes built before 1971
      29% · council 21%
      Homes built since 2001
      28% · council 36%
      Owner-occupied
      92% · council 70%
      Rented
      4% · council 23%
      Children under 15
      14% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      31% · council 18%
      Households with 2+ cars
      58% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      14% · council 11%
      This small area (354 people)Donegal

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057106009/02

      Road noise
      65–69 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      375 m
      Dromore · 989 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 1

        • Dromore · 989 · 0/hour at peak · 375 m
        Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
        Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
        Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
        cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
        National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
        dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
        EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
        Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
        Question 6

        What to ask, and who

        1. Porch (2561611): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
          Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
          Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
          Visit at rush hour
        3. Any work done without planning permission?
          Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
          Seller · solicitor
        Reference

        Where this is, the terms, the sources

        Townland
        Dromore
        Electoral division
        Magheraboy
        Electoral area
        Letterkenny
        Council
        Donegal County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
        • Dromore (bus 989) 375 m away: 6 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
        • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
        • Here (2022 census): 92% owner-occupied (council 70%); 10% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 77% drive to work (council 63%).
        • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
        • Around here the council decides in a median 49 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
        What the terms mean 7 terms
        • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
        • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
        • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
        • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
        • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
        • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
        • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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        Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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        cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
        dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
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        Measured
        counted from a public register
        Calculated
        a rate or median we worked out from those counts
        Our classification
        we sorted it by reading each description
        Estimate
        inferred from another source (census, map data)
        Rule summary
        the law, simplified: check before relying on it
        How we work this out
        Generated 1 Nov 2026, 08:56 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.